Introduction to the Site-specific Etiologic Results From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study. (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Deloria Knoll, Maria; Prosperi, Christine; Baggett, Henry C.; Brooks, W. Abdullah; Feikin, Daniel R.; Hammitt, Laura L.; Howie, Stephen R.C.; Kotloff, Karen L.; Madhi, Shabir A.; Murdoch, David R.; Scott, J. Anthony G.; Thea, Donald M.; O'Brien, Katherine L.
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 40(2021)Supplement 9S
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: pneumonia -- etiology -- childhood -- PERCH; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002778
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : The Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study evaluated the etiology of severe and very severe pneumonia in children hospitalized in 7 African and Asian countries. Here, we summarize the highlights of in-depth site-specific etiology analyses published separately in this issue, including how etiology varies by age, mortality status, malnutrition, severity, HIV status, and more. These site-specific results impart important lessons that can inform disease control policy implications.